Japan's consumer prices down 0.2 pct in December

TOKYO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Japan's consumer prices dropped 0.2 percent in December from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.

The core consumer price index, excluding fresh foods, stood at 99.4 against the 2010 base of 100, said the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in a preliminary report.

For 2012, the CPI fell 0.1 percent from the previous year.

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